The Irn Bru bridge

The bright orange soft drink is an institution in Scotland and was famously advertised as being "Made in Scotland - from girders". The opening ceremony cheekily referenced the line by depicting two giant Bru cans holding up the world-famous Forth Rail Bridge.

The Duke and the traffic cone

Glasgow city centre's statue of the Duke of Wellington famously wears a traffic cone hat come rain, hail, or (rarely) shine. Organisers tipped the hat to the modern tradition by parading an Iron Duke replica around the stadium.

Rocking Rod Stewart

He's not Scottish by birth, but organisers were never going to be able to keep London-born Celtic fanatic Rod Stewart away from the ceremony at the Glasgow club's home ground. Glasgow cops and punters joined Rod in a rendition of Rhythm of My Heart.

That's one giant kilt

The age-old question of what a Scotsman keeps under his kilt was answered in Glasgow. As the plaid fabric parted, it revealed Scottish-American singer John Barrowman, dressed in a lurid purple tartan suit.